NEW DELHI: The climate is changing on climate change. And IPCC chief R K
Pachauri is feeling the heat. The
latest dent to claims that the Himalayan glaciers will melt by 2035 has
clearly ruffled the climate man.

But while his credibility and that of the IPCC has taken a battering,
Pachauri maintains his chutzpah in the face of growing skepticism, arguing
that his acceptance that the research on glaciers had been dodgy had
actually somehow enhanced the credibility of the body.

But the IPCC chief seems to be feeling some unease, particularly as he has
even had to recently defend himself against attacks on his own integrity,
with the British press accusing him of using his position to help companies
he was associated with, pointing to a clear conflict of interest.

Facing a barrage of questions from the media about his `loss of
credibility', Pachauri maintained that all ``rational people'' would
continue to repose their faith in IPCC and its findings.

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